Shadow Trails in Azeroth

The Kirin Tor mages prepared a portal in Silverpine Forest, but the visiting dean of Nar'thalas College chose to open the door himself, demonstrating his strength through force.

The location of the portal is quite strange.

It happens to appear on the widest main street in Dalaran. The sudden fluctuation of magic power caused the battle mages patrolling in the city to gather together.

In the light of short-range teleportation, mages holding staffs, equipped with sharp swords, and wearing violet robes appeared on the street one after another. They looked like they were facing a formidable enemy, which made a group of people wandering on the street also feel Here comes the seriousness of the problem.

"What's going on? Is there an enemy invasion?"

Vereesa Windrunner, who was wearing casual clothes, looked at the female mage Lana Thel beside her. The latter shook her head and did not answer. She just pulled Vereesa back a few steps and blended into the crowd.

Several kaldorei elves with green hoods were also looking into the crowd, and some noisy dwarves and gnomes were shouting and watching the excitement on both sides of the street.

Kel'Thuzad, who came out to buy magic ingredients, hugged his cat and looked outside the material store.

With the instructor's permission, little Gianna ran out to go shopping. She also whispered to her sister Ellie and looked towards the direction of the big portal.

Amid the curious gazes of the people on the street, a low vibration sounded from the other side of the portal. A tall and strange figure appeared in the rotating light curtain of the large portal, immediately attracting waves of exclamations.

The six-meter-tall metal golems resembled legendary centaurs or large mechanical knights. They were clad in the uniform of Nathalas Academy, and each of the golems held the academy flag high in their hands.

The golems crafted by the Shal'dorei walk heavily.

Between the iron armor connections on the body, one can also see the arcane magic flowing in an orderly manner inside, as well as the shining magic runes on their shells. They were adjusted to a unified pace by the golem master. Ten golems formed a formation and appeared in the city of Dalaran with a clanging sound.

The spellcasters in Dalaran have seen a lot of things like golems.

There is an army of golems in this city that are not usually activated, but powerful-looking alien golems like this are really rare in Dalaran.

Most importantly, they come as mounts.

Sitting on the gorgeous saddle on top of the golem, Arya Blue Moon, the dean of Narthalas Academy, was in front, followed by Prince Farodis and the instructors of the school, and finally the student representatives.

Today is the first appearance after ten thousand years, so everyone in the mission is wearing standard robes, with magic wands on their waists, looking straight ahead, and looking very majestic.

The flags, ribbons, etc. all have an exotic feel.

As the delegation moved forward, there were also some magical instruments playing and singing around the golem holding the flag high, using orthodox music from the Elf Empire period.

The ancient and orthodox manner of his demeanor shocked some of the Quel'dorei elves in the crowd on both sides.

Good guy.

What they knew was that Narthalas College came to visit, but those who didn’t know thought that the Elf Empire from ten thousand years ago had suddenly been restored. The "imperial flavor" of the delegation in front of me is too strong.

This also made some elven mages in the crowd frown.

In the past, Quel'Thalas claimed to be elven orthodoxy, and no one could refute them. However, the emergence of Nar'thalas College has seriously impacted Quel'Thalas' claim to the elven empire.

This group of highborne elven ghosts from 10,000 years ago are much more "orthodox" than the current Quel'dorei.

But other races are not as worried as the elves. They are mainly watching the fun.

The news that Narthalas College was coming to visit was announced to the spellcasters in the city in advance. At this moment, the low-level mages on both sides of the street pointed at the clothes of these elven ghosts as if they were looking at a diorama.

"Hey, why is it that everyone else is wearing the same robe, but that person is dressed differently from everyone else?"

Little Gianna in the crowd pointed at Black sitting on the golem in confusion, and said to the elf Ellie beside her:

"His robe looks so evil! Look at the skull decoration on his shoulders and the sickle in his hand. It doesn't look like he is a serious spell caster."

"That's the Warlock!"

Ellie, the high elf next to Jaina, whispered to her companions:

"Look at the flag in the hand of his demon statue. Although it is still the flag of Nathalas Academy, his school and identity are marked in ancient Salas language.

He is the Grand Master of the Warlock School of Narthalas Academy. Judging from his ranking in the team, you can tell that he should be a very powerful spell caster. "

"Warlock?"

Little Jaina frowned. She stared at the great warlock wearing the Corruptor's robe in front of her and said:

"Isn't that dark magic? Dalaran prohibits all research related to warlock magic. Although the instructor said this law is stupid, everyone thinks that warlocks are not a good thing.

And wasn’t Narthalas Academy an elven academy ten thousand years ago? They had already started studying warlock magic 10,000 years ago? No way? "

"I don't understand this either."

High Elf Ellie shook her head and said:

"Our current theory is that warlock magic originated in Draenor and was brought to Azeroth by the orcs."

"That's wrong, kid."

A gentle voice sounded next to little Gianna and Ellie.

The two girls looked back and saw a mysterious elf wearing a hood. Her skin was very white, like the Quel'dorei, but her ears were very pointed, like the Kaldorei.

The most peculiar thing is that there are black strips of cloth on her eyes.

Seems like a blind man.

The tall, strange elf "watched" the Narthalas College delegation swaggering around in front of him, and said softly:

"At the end of Azshara's Elf Empire era, the study of demons and evil energy once became prominent, and many royal arcanists turned to studying that evil power.

If we really want to talk about the inheritance of the Warlock School in Azeroth, it is indeed earlier than the Orc Warlocks.

As the most famous magic academy in the Elf Empire, it is not surprising that Nathalas Academy retains the legacy of elven warlocks. But the great master of the Warlock School in front of him is not an elf.

He is a human being, and he has a disgusting aura about him.

Although it is very weak, it is a real demonic aura. "

"Um?"

Jaina and Ellie's eyes suddenly widened.

At the same time, Black, who was sitting on the golem, also felt strange attention. The Eye of Kilrogg on his shoulder turned to look for the source of the attention in the crowd.

A few seconds later, he said to the Elam Archmage beside him:

"There are several adult green dragons in the crowd. They are observing me, and their eyes are not very friendly. I don't know when I provoked them?

And why is there a demon hunter here that I don't recognize? Was it summoned by Marius? "

"Only the Blue Dragon in this city has sent an envoy early."

Elan was also stunned for a moment, and then said:

"At least in my time, there was no connection between us and the Emerald Legion. Maybe they came to travel? Maybe it was related to the trip to the Swamp of Sorrows before the Tirisfal Council?

Isn't there the seal of the Emerald Legion in that troll temple?

As for the demon hunters, Maris had just issued the summons, so they shouldn't be so fast. Where is that demon hunter? "

"It's already running, it's really fast. However, regarding the green dragon, it does make sense logically."

Blake nodded slightly and said:

"But Merry didn't tell me about this. Maybe something went wrong. It seems that I have to go to the Tirisfal Council later. I will not attend the reception feast given to you by the Kirin Tor."

The Archmage of Elam nodded, and the team continued to move forward. In front of the Violet Castle, the six-person parliament in grand attire was welcoming the magic travelers from afar.

The white-bearded old man Antonidas is in the center, and the other archmages are half a body behind him. Black noticed a high elf in a red robe and a magic sword among the archmages.

That was Archmage Krasus.

He is a deeply hidden red dragon, and I don't know if other archmages know his identity.

In addition to the six-person council, there is also the magic envoy of Quel'Thalas, headed by a handsome elf wearing a phoenix robe with three emerald magic beads entwined behind his back.

Kael'thas Sunstrider is the only son of the current Sun King Anastarian and the next King of Quel'dorei.

This prince's appearance is the most outstanding among all the pirates have ever seen. His handsomeness makes the pirates who always feel good about themselves feel ashamed.

If "kingly aura" is judged by appearance, then Black believes that Kael'thas Sunstrider in front of him is definitely capable of competing for the throne of the King of the World.

Of course, he shares an embarrassing problem with other high elf males.

Although handsome, he is slightly feminine.

At this time, His Royal Highness the Prince was holding a luxurious and exquisite Sin'dorei golden staff in his hand. As a member of the welcome crowd, he was whispering to several elven mages around him.

Blake discovered Gina Goldsword inside.

The face of this lady looks too much like that of the idiot warrior Finna. At this time, her face showed the charm of a mature woman, with a happy smile on her lips.

When he saw this smile, the pirate's heart sank.

Well, it seems that Aunt Jinjian has "connected" with Dai Lin, and judging from her current state, she probably can't control it.

Fenner, that idiot warrior, will probably be very disappointed.

On the other side of the six-person parliament, there was a welcoming queue composed of non-spellcasters.

Including Arthas Menethil in princely attire, Danath Bertorn in Stromgarde military uniform, and Northern Lord Darius Crowley and his baby daughter in traditional Gilnean clothing.

Finally, there is Turalyon, the Great Knight of the Light wearing priest robes.

This group of people is the atmosphere group, and they are here to join in the fun. They don't care about the truth of magic, they probably just want to see what the elven spellcasters looked like thousands of years ago.

But Blake knew in his heart that the reason why these people appeared in Dalaran was because of an important figure who had not yet arrived in the city.

Anduin Lothar.

It can even be said that today's welcoming party was so large because Nathalas College chose this unique time to visit, thanks to Lothar.

In addition, the blue dragon, green dragon and red dragon in the city, as well as the black dragon hiding in the darkness and about to appear, are more or less related to Lothar's return to northern Xinjiang.

This made the pirate sigh in his heart:

"How much face do you have, Lothar?

At this point in time, all the forces that can be named will basically appear in Northern Xinjiang recently, and you are the absolute core of this big storm.

To stir up such a big scene with one person's power, when you think about it, it makes people a little envious. When will I have such appeal? Don’t you know where Dai Lin is now?

Perhaps a 'private interview' in a certain pub?

Well, I just saw little Gianna watching the fun in the crowd. Didn't you say that old Meri is very strict? Why does she still have time to run out and play?

Don't you do your homework well?

Ah, I am so tired. How can I learn magic well with such an attitude? "

While Black was thinking wildly, Dean Blue Moon had already disembarked from the golem, leading a group of mentors to greet Dalaran's six-person council.

The atmosphere was pretty good, and there was no such thing as a duel in the street.

Blake looked around. He did not step forward. Instead, he retreated into an alley amidst the crowd. Without disturbing anyone, he escaped into the shadows and headed towards the road to the Parliament Castle of Tirisfal last time. .

There are still reconnaissance wards opened by mage towers everywhere in Dalaran.

But he was no longer afraid, he just walked freely in the barrier without having to worry about the shadow covering his body being dispelled.

They ran over with ease, but Blake frowned.

There is a stalker behind him.

It was the green dragons that were sizing him up in the crowd just now. They seemed to have lost track of him and were now looking for traces of Black in the alley behind.

"Do you want to teach these arrogant dragons a lesson, little master?"

Xal'atath whispered in Black's ear:

"Green dragons are the easiest to deal with. They are always in contact with dreams. It only takes a little bit of nightmare infection to send them into panic."

“We still don’t know their purpose of coming, so don’t alert them yet.”

The pirate whispered something and activated the teleportation beacon in front of an ordinary mage tower. The next moment, he arrived at the secret castle of Tirisfal Council.

Meri Dongfeng, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, was currently reading books in the hall. Several ancient magic books were floating around him, turning pages from time to time according to his will.

He seemed to be looking for something.

After sensing the fluctuation of magic power, the old lich raised his head and glanced up. The light in his ice-blue eyes lit up and he summoned:

"Come here, Omniscient Black, I have a few questions to ask you! I've searched all over Dalaran's magic books but can't find the answers.

Perhaps your magical dark wisdom can solve my troubles. Um? What's that smell on you? "